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Information about FreeForm’s “Single Drunk Female,” including the latest information about its characters, organizations, locations, and more.
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General Information
Synopsis
After a public flame-out at a New York media company, 20-something alcoholic Samantha Fink is forced to seize the only chance she has to sober up and avoid jail time: moving back home with her overbearing mother, Carol. Back in Greater Boston, Samantha restarts her life, working at the local grocery store while surrounded by all of the triggers that made her drink in the first place. Confronted with remnants of her old life, including run-ins with her perfect former best friend, who is now dating her ex, Samantha sets out on a path to move past her worst self and figure out her best self. Kinda.
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Groups & Organizations
- BZZZZZZZZZZZ (1.1): Sam’s former employer
- Hit Pause (2.1): Sam’s new employer
Notable Locations & Items
- Giovanni’s Supermarket (1.1): Where Mindy and Sam work, and Mindy is a manager
- Greater Boston (1.1): Where the show takes place
- Good Time Sally (1.1): Sam and Felicia’s favorite bar
- Club 24/7 (1.4): Where AA is held
Other Noteworthy Information
- Time Passed (1.5): There is a notable time jump to 6 months of sobriety
- 1 year (1.9): Sam is now 1 year sober
- Time Jump (2.1): 6 months have passed since the season 1 finale
- 2 Years (2.2): It has been two years since Sam assaulted Nathaniel
Samantha “Sam” Fink (Sofia Black-D’Elia)
Sam is in her late 20s and has hit rock bottom. After a charge of public intoxication and destruction of personal property, after seeming driving drunk. But, with being oh so close to 30 and needing to get her life together, she does rehab, AA has moved in with her mom. So, needless to say, she is struggling but trying to work the steps and get mentally to a better place.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot”
- Age (1.2): Sam is 28
- Birthday (2.1): Sam is now 29
- Education (1.2): Went to NYU and graduated Magna Cum Laude
- Primary School (1.6): She was in a private school
- Sexuality (1.5): Sam is pretty much open sexually but doesn’t like vegans
Quotes & Gifs
Carol (Ally Sheedy)
Carol is Sam’s mother, nicknamed “Smother” due to her parenting style
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot”
Quotes & Gifs
Brit Montclair (Sasha Compère)
Formerly, Brit was Sam’s best friend. However, she broke girl code and started to date Sam’s ex, so things are complicated between them.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot”
- Job (1.1): Is a doctor
- Astrology (1.3): Is Pisces
- Ethnic Background (1.4): She’s Haitian
- Educational Background (1.4): Had a full ride to Harvard
Quotes & Gifs
Life moves forward even if you don’t.
— Brit (1.1)
Mindy (Jojo Brown)
Mindy is Sam’s co-worker at Giovanni’s Supermarket.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “One Day At A Time”
- When Did You Know? (1.4): Through playing games like Pokemon, at the age of 8, Mindy began to understand her gender identity
Quotes & Gifs
Olivia Elliot (Rebecca Henderson)
REBECCA HENDERSON
Olivia is Sam’s sponsor, and due to Sam’s relationship with her mother, she is reliant on Olivia to give her the guidance she can’t get from Carol.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot”
- Number of Sponsees (1.1): Has 7 sponsees
- Background (1.1): Has been sober 10 years, has a Peabody Award, and is known for her journalism on her show “Off Our Docs.”
Quotes & Gifs
An apology is words. An amends is action. “I’m sorry” is like jumping over a puddle. An amends is rebuilding a bridge you blew up.
— Olivia (1.3)
Show up for the people that matter and they will start showing up for you.
— Olivia (1.3)
You don’t have to thrive it, you just have to survive it.
— Olivia (1.4)
You were always having a threesome with booze.
— Olivia (1.5)
Fine as in F-I-N-E? Freaked out, insecure, neurotic, and emotional?
— Olivia (1.6)
Felicia O’Brien (Lily Mae Harrington)
Felicia is a friend from Sam’s party days whose back in her life and meant to replace the time Brit would take.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot”
- In Her Spare Time (1.9): She owns a condo and is an active member of the PTA
Quotes & Gifs
[…] don’t focus on who was in your vag. Focus on who’s gonna be in your vag, right?
— Felicia (1.5)
James Chambers (Garrick Bernard)
A guy Sam meets and gets close to at AA who may have a mutual attraction, but with him not wanting her addiction to transfer into an obsession with him, he appears to want to wait a year.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot”
- Job (1.1): He is a coder
- Binge Run (1.8): Was drinking for 729 days straight due to imposter syndrome
Quotes & Gifs
There’s an odd comfort to failure.
— James (1.7)
I don’t know if I can keep saying no to you.
— James (1.7)
Doris (Cocoa Brown)
Doris is a mentor to Sam at her job and helps her learn how to work at the deli counter.
End of Season 1
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 2 “One Day At A Time”
Quotes & Gifs
Bob (Ian Gomez)
IAN GOMEZ
Bob is a member of Carol’s book club and her current boyfriend.
End of Season 1
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 2 “One Day At A Time”
- Ethnic Background (1.4): He is Polish
- Kids? (1.7): Bob has an undisclosed number of kids
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Stephanie (Madeline Wise)
REBECCA HENDERSON, MADELINE WISE
Stephanie, who likes her name pronounced the same way as Gwen Stefani’s last name, is Olivia’s wife and as much as she loves her wife, she has grown tired of her wife being so many people’s sponsor.
End of Season 1
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 2 “One Day At A Time”
- Company (1.7): Girl Boston
Quotes & Gifs
Joel (Charlie Hall)
Joel is Sam’s ex, and Brit’s fiance, who has inherited his father’s contracting company.
End of Season 1
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 2 “One Day At A Time”
Quotes & Gifs
Gail (Madison Shepard)
Gail is Sam’s probation officer who has a lot of family drama, mainly due to her sister.
End of Season 1
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 3 “I’m Sorry, But…”
Quotes & Gifs
Zack (Terrence Pulliam)
Zack is Felicia’s son.
End of Season 1
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 3 “I’m Sorry, But…”
Quotes & Gifs
Chloe (Jade Marie Fernandez)
Chloe is one of Olivia’s many sponsees who bumps into Sam at Olivia’s sober party and they hook up.
End of Season 1
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 5 “Sober for the D and V”
Quotes & Gifs
Nathaniel (Jon Glazer)
Sam’s former boss at BZZZZZZZZZ who offers her a new opportunity, with his new employer, in New York.
End of Season 1
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 6 “Look Me Up Sometime”
- Employers (1.6): Went from Bzzzz to Doosh, and now works for Smug Media
Quotes
Lucas (Yassir Lester)
Lucas is James’ older brother who, when James was a drunk, wasn’t as successful as his younger sibling. In fact, even with being employed and the manager of a cell phone store, James was the golden child, and Lucas often ignored – especially when he would call out how drunk James was.
End of Season 1
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 8 “James”
Quotes
George (Carl Anthony Payne II)
Lucas and James’ dad
End of Season 1
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 8 “James”
Quotes
Annalisa (Shondrella Avery)
Lucas and James’ mom
End of Season
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 8 “James”
Quotes
Ronnie (Tom Simmons)
Ronnie is the owner of Good Time Sally.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 8 “James”
Quotes
Peter (Ben Thompson)
Peter is a surgeon who works at the hospital Brit is currently working at.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 10 “A Wedding”
Quotes
David (Mitch Hurwitz)
David is Sam’s dad, Carol’s husband, who died before the series began.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 10 “A Wedding”
- Dead How Long (1.4): A little more than two and a half years
Quotes
Alex (Ricky Velez)
Alex is Sam’s former boss who she has a crush on that may have requited feelings.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 1
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